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"The Artist Who Opposed The Soviet Dictatorship."

In 1945, as Stalin sets his hands over Poland, famous painter Wladislaw Strzeminski refuses to compromise on his art with the doctrines of social realism. Persecuted, expelled from his chair at the University, he's eventually erased from the museums' walls. With the help of some of his students, he starts fighting against the Party and becomes the symbol of an artistic resistance against intellectual tyranny.

Release DateOctober 22, 2016
StatusReleased
Original TitlePowidoki
Runtime1h 38min
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Revenue
LanguageItalian, Polish
Original LanguagePolish
Production CountriesPoland
Production CompaniesAkson StudioTelewizja PolskaEC1 ŁódźNarodowy Instytut Audiowizualny